The landslide on the Pan-American highway, in the Rosas sector, has kept the department of Nariño incommunicado with the center of the country for more than four days. A big problem considering that food transport has been affected, since this department is an important root vegetable and dairy products.
(Read: Fears among ranchers are increasing due to the closure of the Pan-American highway).
Several days after the landslide, which is estimated to be more than 9 million cubic meters. Nevertheless, For now, the Rural Agricultural Planning Unit does not register significant variations. Only on specific products.
“According to data from the SIPSA daily bulletin of DANE, on January 12, 2023, compared to the market prices of January 5 and 6 of this year, there were insignificant increases in market prices. wholesalers from Cali (Cavasa), Popayán and Pasto (El Potrerillo). In Cali (Cavasa), prices rose, particularly for Batavia lettuce and black potatoes, caused by a reduction in the supply of products that enter from Ipiales (Nariño) due to the closure of the Pan-American Highway”detailed the UPRA.
For its part, the Dane report shows that in the city of Pasto the products that register variations are green peas in pods with an increase of 22%, tomato 16% and blackberry 10%.
(In addition: Airlines increase offer to mitigate emergency in Nariño and Cauca).
Notwithstanding They registered drops in products such as corn on the cob (-15%), paprika (-12%) and guava (-7%).
In the case of Bogotá, there have been increases in paprika (11%), tomato (11%), guava (10%) and blackberry (7%). Regarding the largest decreases are those of the arracacha (-18%), the criolla potato (-11%), the rush onion (-4%) and the kidney bean (-4%).
For Cali, batavia lettuce became 60% more expensive, , the Tahiti lemon 38% and the black potato 33%. The largest reductions were seen in guava (-24%), beets (-5%) and passion fruit (-3%).
(Read: Pan-American Highway closed: they lose $20,000 million daily in freight).
Last Thursday, January 12, President Gustavo Petro assured that at least in One month the Pan-American highway will not open the highway.
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